# Ground collision - Type: NTSB defining event - NTSB code: 200 - CICTT category: Ground Collision - Defining event in: 500 cases - In the sequence of: 618 cases - Fatal cases: 12 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/cases.md - Cases with it anywhere in the sequence: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200 ## Cases per year (defining / in the sequence) - 2008: 42 / 52 - 2009: 30 / 44 - 2010: 31 / 41 - 2011: 25 / 33 - 2012: 21 / 28 - 2013: 21 / 28 - 2014: 22 / 25 - 2015: 28 / 35 - 2016: 23 / 29 - 2017: 23 / 28 - 2018: 29 / 32 - 2019: 23 / 28 - 2020: 15 / 18 - 2021: 21 / 25 - 2022: 23 / 28 - 2023: 25 / 33 - 2024: 29 / 33 - 2025: 41 / 47 - 2026: 28 / 31 ## Phase of flight - Taxi: 149 cases - Taxi-to runway: 103 cases - Taxi-from runway: 100 cases - Standing-engine(s) operating: 50 cases - Landing-landing roll: 23 cases - Standing-engine(s) start-up: 22 cases - Standing: 21 cases - Takeoff: 19 cases - Prior to flight: 17 cases - Landing: 14 cases ## In the probable cause of these cases - [Monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545) (Personnel issues): 103 cases - [Monitoring other aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021540) (Personnel issues): 76 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 45 cases - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022040) (Environmental issues): 42 cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 37 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 37 cases - [Task monitoring/vigilance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021520) (Personnel issues): 30 cases - [Ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025) (Environmental issues): 22 cases - [Lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030) (Personnel issues): 22 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 16 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s): 22 cases - [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n): 14 cases - [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m): 13 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 11 cases - [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161): 10 cases - [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152): 9 cases - [Boeing 737-7H4](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-7h4): 8 cases - [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b): 7 cases - [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p): 7 cases - [Bombardier CL-600-2D24](https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-cl-600-2d24): 7 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB ERA27FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004), Oct 6, 2026: Hughes 269B (N9390F), Lahmansville, WV, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing - [NTSB WPR27LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR27LA010), Oct 1, 2026: Cessna A185F (N185TT), Madera, CA, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA26LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA361), Sep 26, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N636FT), Sarasota, FL, investigation ongoing - [NTSB ERA26LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA344), Sep 18, 2026: Aerospatiale SA 315 (N238HA), Workmore, GA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN26LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA316), Sep 10, 2026: Beech 99 (N799CZ), Belleville, MI, minor damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB DCA26WA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA345), Sep 3, 2026: Boeing 787 (9V-OJJ), Singapore, Singapore, incident, minor damage - [NTSB WPR26LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA310), Aug 21, 2026: Cessna 172P (N5384K), Gulfport, MS, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB DCA26WA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA312), Aug 15, 2026: Boeing 737 (PK-GFR), Sepang, Malaysia, incident - [NTSB ERA26LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA297), Aug 9, 2026: Cessna 172N (N6175G), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel truck driver’s distraction and inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with an airplane. - [NTSB WPR26LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA299), Aug 8, 2026: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 (N9172T), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.